Shaea Mohsen Al-Zandani

Shaea Mohsen Al-Zandani has been Prime Minister of the internationally recognised government of Yemen since 15 January 2026, when the Presidential Leadership Council chairman appointed him. A diplomat, he was Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates from 2024 and held ambassadorships including to the United Kingdom, Italy and Jordan.[3][4]

Country

Yemen

Born

16 Sept 1954, Dhale Governorate, Yemen[3]

First office on record

Deputy Foreign Minister of South Yemen, 1986

1. 15 Jan 2026 – present

   Prime Minister[1][2]

   Government of Prime Minister Shaea Al-ZandaniDisputed

2. 2024 – 2026

   Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates[3]

   Sourced

3. 2010 – 2015

   Ambassador to Jordan[3]

   Sourced

4. 2005 – 2010

   Ambassador to Italy[3]

   Sourced

5. 1991 – 1994

   Ambassador to the United Kingdom[3]

   Sourced

6. 1990 – 1991

   Deputy Foreign Minister[3]

   Sourced

7. 1986 – 1990

   Deputy Foreign Minister of South Yemen[3]

   Sourced

• Law degree, University of Aden[3]
• Doctorate in philosophy of law, University of Oxford[3]

• AZAfrah Abdulaziz Al-ZoubaForeign Affairs
• MIMuammar al-IryaniInformation
• NBNayef Saleh al-BakriYouth and Sports
• SSSalem Abdullah al-SoqotriAgriculture and Fisheries
• IHIbrahim Ali HaidanInterior
• TSTawfiq Abdulwahid al-SharjabiWater and Environment
• MAMohammed Hizam al-AshwalIndustry and Trade
• QBQasem Mohammed BahaibahHealth
• BABadr Abdo al-ArdahJustice
• TATaher Ali al-AqiliDefence
• MDMuti'a Ahmed DammajCulture and Tourism
• AMAnwar Mohammed al-MahriVocational Training
• AKAdnan Mohammed al-KafElectricity and Energy
• MGMarwan Faraj bin GhanemFinance
• SASalem Abubakr al-AwlakiCivil Service
• IMIshraq Fadl al-MaqtariLegal Affairs
• AAAdel Abdulmajid al-AbadiEducation
• AQAmin Noman al-QudsiHigher Education
• SBShadi Saleh BasurrahTelecommunications and IT
• MBMohammed Abdullah BamaqaOil and Minerals
• MOMohsen Ali al-OmariTransport
• HAHussein Awad al-AqrabiPublic Works
• MYMukhtar Omar al-YafeiSocial Affairs and Labour
• MAMashdal Mohammed Omar AhmedHuman Rights
• TWTurki Abdullah al-WadeiReligious Endowments
• AHAbdullah Ali Abu HawriyahParliamentary Affairs
• AAAkram Naseeb al-AmiriMinister of State
• AJAbdulghani Hifzallah JamilCapital Sanaa
• AYAbdulrahman Sheikh al-YafeiAden
• AAAhmed Saleh al-AwlakiMinister of State
• WQWalid Mohammed al-QudaimiMinister of State
• WAWalid Ali al-AbarahMinister of State
• BBBadr Mohammed Mubarak BasalamaPlanning
• AJAhd Mohammed Salem JaasousLocal Administration